Installation in Courtyard

This is Postcommodity's installation in the courtyard here at the institute. This is going to a museum in Kansas.

This is a commentary on suburban pools in desert areas. The water is being pumped through on either side through a series of shaped pipes, which apparently change the sound. The sounds are then amplified through two speakers facing each other. Its like the pumps are having a conversation, or story, or sing-off.

A lot of their work is about environmental issues, which makes sense if you remember they're an indigenous arts collective.

They gave an interesting lecture about their work Friday night. The part that stood out for me was an environmental critique of judeo-christian values. They feel that these values are responsible for the degradation of the environment, the dominant economic system, and therefore also, the very creation of a sustainability economy. Its like the belief system that caused the problems - continues to thrive in a constant self-absorbed cycle of use and abuse. Some people here are somewhat critical of their work - that conceptually they haven't crossed all their t's and dotted their i's... but I think they're smart and its a worthy perspective.

Here's their website if you're interested: http://postcommodity.com/